J'ai oublié de te dire (2010) Directed by Laurent Vinas-Raymond
Drama
aka: I Forgot to Tell You
Film Synopsis
Marie is a young woman without a past or future. Having been
released from prison, she heads for the south of France, hoping to find
seasonal work there. It is here that she meets Baptiste, an old
man who was once a cycling champion but who now occupies himself as a
painter. The two become close friends, thanks to their common
interest in art. It is through Baptiste that Marie discovers her
true identity, the identity she thought she had lost...
Franz Kafka's letters to his fiancée Felice Bauer not only reveal a soul in torment; they also give us a harrowing self-portrait of a man appalled by his own existence.
The cinema of Japan is noteworthy for its purity, subtlety and visual impact. The films of Ozu, Mizoguchi and Kurosawa are sublime masterpieces of film poetry.